Telegram-herald., 1887-04-16
FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE
Mrs. WhitEsld's Curt Compli-
msnts 20 the Legislature.
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poses Eqazi S4frsgs al 0epsaas
usea rs Hifs tor Sspport-
ass. Caadee's Rsnarks.

TIE mass nlsesiEs u eitizsas shiza had
bssn anao1nosi "a - gapszs b tsks place
a. ~ G T. & H. ca PsaEi-st lazt syea-
lls - plAss Ihs sl4mp Of approval uPen
tbs ass ssosli4oh inaagsrated ~ tas k.4asi
sanrag.sfs al The ". {. 7 Z ladies'. osa
not ds4e.0p iaso ths crosasa proportion
thai The treats Of the case hza expected.
Ils sezL1sf s4s n4oss aupropitloes log
such meeu1g. is ssa wei niEaZ and
lLe dry people did not cone 9uL Az
clocz here sefs Just 1ins womsu. 10
girls And sir mea assembled IA tne hal.
There may aege been 0t1er - apathiksFs
via t1e al0fsmeut present. oat tney we're
Tor seon a0f sers fasir voices heard. Ms
Frssise8i kefcham ca.lai the meeting ~
order shortly .ftef > 0'cloek sn1 offered
fLung zpoioEF The weather. f3T tae dsfsn
tlca siSes here 9f The nuosfous sylz isafhik-
s4s ~.tl lAs sglrlI " the oe~ Feosllica.
Sae thea introduced Rev George
tantee. 0h0 sp0ke pleasantly 10 reference
tie cause Esie1 bad attracted such al out
pouring " citizens. Ia crcer nct % eFe-te
loo mulh enthusiasm ieE su1rsFs &c IL
gresed Tor feE nonlents aaa nade is6
complimentary remarks f1r prohibition.
lie deprecated the eondu ct of certain men
a. the g0lis ia the seventh and flxhth
Wards az the recent election Ia this Clfv.
he .a.d tEai ieN loaiefs tired 10 tanfal41e
the iadles Who were present Ia beIaIi OF
prohibition - smoking and puiang The
fumes " vie cigars ~ their faces. such
conduct iupe.lsd woman to despise men
sna made friends for tie cause Of Wonsa
Suffrage. When men 50 disregard the feel
ings and the rights OF Othsfs Il vas time
Tor people % TAX about civil liberty. he
alluded % the argument q certain minister
.n THIS city had made a support OF PROFIT
bitl0n, in which be stated lha. Christ hat
recCg gaized wine when he changed wine
from water Nr. Candee ri5iculsd this ar
gument, and sad that he had told man
Who advanced the same Argument that
Christ did not make the wine IRON cser or
whisky. Then going tack TO suffrage be
said 8. WAS opposed principally ~ the very
worst elements in soclety. aud that II wo-
man were enfrsnchissd. the people and the
Legulatars would be the better
The secretary, when III. Candee
had finished, Te4d = letter from Mrs.
Wailheid, WHO described in curt terms tne
cOadIc- Of the Legislature In handling tho
sGG.Ags biu. She said tnst the conduct of
tie Notorious Dougherty. OF Chsr.evOix.
WIS sn insulE 70 every decent msn ami vo-
man and farther stated that said Dough
erty wAs dependent on his vile for support.
There wAs no hope for the cause IN either
Of ihs old parties. The President called on
ID. +. Corbitt for a few remarks, bui Mr.
C0roitt responded BY stating that he did
not have anytning 10 say, and suggested
that The meeting inesmuch as the attend
ance was so small, had test be adjourned
until some evening nett week.
Mrs.. hetchaRl. after again expressing re-
grst AZ the disagreeable weather, which IN
d0ubtedy vas the cause Of the small az.
tendance, considered Mr. COrbitts sugges-
ton isvorably snd adjourned. Just IS the
reporter was leaving the hall she, thr ugh
him. extended congratulations 10 the TEdE.
GEAN- HERALD on publishing the resolution
adopted at the W G. T. t. meeting Thurs
day. and expressed gratitude for The head
lines which appeared above the article.